纪录片《非洲》 第60期:撒哈拉沙漠（1）

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High in Morocco's Atlas¹ Mountains,

在摩洛哥阿特拉斯山脉高耸的群山中

Barbary macaques shiver in the icy cedars².

巴巴利猕猴躲在冰冷的雪松中颤抖

The ancestors of these monkeys fled here

这些猕猴的祖先逃到这里

from a disaster that overwhelmed their homeland.

因为他们的故乡被灾难所摧毁

Now, trapped in this isolated³ corner of Africa,

如今他们被困在这与世隔绝的非洲一隅

there's no going back to the land farther south.

无法再回到那遥远的南方土地

Even in this snowy refuge,

深处这白雪弥漫的避难之所

there's a reminder⁴ of what drove them here.

他们从未忘记被迫迁来此处的原因

The unbridled power of the African sun.

非洲太阳的无穷力量

Under its intense gaze,

在炽热阳光的照耀下

the snow can't last for long.

积雪不多会儿就融化了

Melt water should bring life to the lowlands.

雪水给低地带来了生命的气息

1 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

2 cedars   

雪松，西洋杉( cedar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The old cedars were badly damaged in the storm. 风暴严重损害了古老的雪松。
• Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 1黎巴嫩哪，开开你的门，任火烧灭你的香柏树。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。